The majority of all Town operations are carried out with the assistance of the Public Works Department. This department has two (6) full-time, and one (1) summer part-time staff members. This is a brief attempt to touch on some of the duties of the Public Works Department.

Building and Grounds:
This includes all operation and maintenance of the Town buildings and properties. Daily
cleaning, repairs, mowing, weed-eating, spraying, renovations, ordering and distributing
supplies, setting-up for meetings, playground, pavilion, fountain monitoring and records
location. Building and grounds covers a vast area.

Street Maintenance:
Any work on HWY 19, Powell Bill (Town) streets and some non-Town streets is covered
under this heading. Road paving, patching, sweeping, street signs, shoulder repairs, shoulder mowing, ditch cleaning and repairing, trash and debris removal, maintaining crosswalks and islands on HWY 19, weeding, mulching and spraying.

Sidewalks:
We maintain 10 miles of sidewalks. This includes repairs, building new sidewalks, spraying for
weeds, mowing grass strips, visual inspections for hazards, monitoring work areas for
damage, handrail painting and repairs and trimming-back over hanging trees and brush. The
Town’s sidewalk system is a valuable asset and takes continual monitoring.

Festival Grounds:
The Festival Grounds is important to the Town and community. Public Works strives to
keep the grounds and facilities looking nice and operating properly. We mow and weed-
eat weekly, clean restrooms and the concession stand, oversee operation and maintenance
for water, sewer and electric services, site remediation after events, trash pick-up, provide
manpower for events and work with all promoters as needed.

Vehicle Maintenance:
Public Works provides operations and maintenance for the Town’s vehicle and equipment
fleet. Police vehicles, Public Works vehicles, Sewer vehicles, bucket truck, mowers, weed
eaters, saws, jet machine, safety equipment and other vehicles. Today, all maintenance of
these vehicles and equipment (other than major maintenance) is done internally by the
Public Works staff.

Solid Waste:
Even though solid waste is contracted, Public Works plays a big role in this service. We
deliver cans, pick-up cans, repair cans, pick-up missed trash, resolve complaints and
monitor our Solid Waste Contractor. The Town has started two new services in recent
years. The first new service is brush and limb pickup. This service is provided on an as
needed basis, and is scheduled as people call for service. The second service is white
goods (appliances) pickup and disposal for residences. This service is in combination with
brush and limb pickup and the contracted garbage pickup make the Town’s solid waste
service a comprehensive service to residences.

This is by no means all that Public Works does but is an attempt to give some detail
about this department.